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The faculty of the department conducts research projects at the frontiers of many key areas of computer science. Areas of the active research include Algorithms, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Learning Technology, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Database Systems, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, 
Pattern Recognition, Virtual Reality, Computer Networks, Network Security, and Soft Computing. 

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Database Laboratory Distributed System Laboratory
Software Engineering Laboratory Wireless and Multimedia Laboratory
High-Speed Communication and Computing Laboratory Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition Laboratory
Image Processing and Virtual Reality Laboratory Laboratory of Cryptography and Information Security
Learning Technology Laboratory Network Laboratory

1. Database Laboratory

Research Areas:
Data Warehouse
Knowledge Discovery
Work Flow Management
Database for BioInformatics 
Information Retrieval on the Web

2. Software Engineering Laboratory

Research Areas:
Object-Oriented
Efficient Software Prototype
Fuzzy Logic
Trade-off Technology
Integrating of Formal and Informal Method
Software Reuse of Conceptual Model
Artificial Intelligence
Petri Networks
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Applied Areas:
Database Systems
Multimedia Systems
Real-time Systems
Distributed Systems


3. High-speed Communication and Computing Laboratory

Research Areas :
Parallel Compiler
High-speed Computer Architecture
Mobile Computing
Computing Theory
Parallel and Distributed Computing


4. Learning Technology Laboratory



5.Image Processing and Virtual Reality Laboratory

Image ProcessingˇG
Processing/Recognition and Editing
Satellite Image Processing and Analysis
Modular Color Printing

Virtual RealityˇG
Virtual Surgery Simulation and Training
Multi-resolution Display
Face Image Processing/Recognition and Animation


6.Distributed System Laboratory

Research Areas:
Distributed System
Group Computing Systems
Video on Demand
Distance Learning
ATM Network and Wireless Network
Network and Information Security


7.Artifical Intelligence and Pattern Recognition Laboratory

Research Areas:
Pattern Recognition
Document Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Text Recognition


8.Wireless Network and Multimedia Laboratory

Research Areas:
ˇ]Wireless LANˇ^
ˇ]Wireless ATMˇ^
ˇ]Wireless Multimedia Transmissionˇ^
ˇ]Wireless LAN Securityˇ^
ˇ]Satellite Communicationˇ^


9.Laboratory of Cryptography and Information Security

Research Areas:
1.  Smart IC card
Smart IC card open platform
2. Electronic payment technique and related research
Micro-payment protocols
Fair exchange protocols
Anonymous payment protocols
Payment protocol attacks
3. Physical security research for hardware and software systems:
Timing attacks on smart IC card
Power monitoring attacks on smart IC cardˇ@
Hardware fault attacks on smart IC card
Research on new and powerful physical attacks
4. Fast computer arithmetic algorithms for cryptography implementations:
High performance algorithms for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
Batch exponentiation algorithms
Other related fast computer arithmetic algorithms for cryptography implementation
5. Digital signature related research:
Proxy signature scheme
Batch exponentiation algorithms
6. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) related research:
Efficient implementation
Security analysis
7. Key management related research:
Commercial key recovery
On-line key renewal (updating) protocol
Key escrow system

10.Network Laboratory

Research Areas:
  • Active Networks
  • Network Management
  • Broad-band Networks
  • Access Networks
  • Wireless Networks
  • Mobile Agent in Network Management



Phone :
(886-3)422-7151 Ext 34500
Fax : (886-3)422-2681
Address :
Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University
No.38, Wu-chuan Li, Chung-li , Tao-yuan, Taiwan 320 , R.O.C.
E-mail : smliu@csie.ncu.edu.tw